Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 344 - 342: No sooner had the tiger left, than the leopard came at night.

Chapter 344 -342: No sooner had the tiger left, than the leopard came at night.

Chen Ying saw that the female Northeast Tiger had started chatting, and a group of people exchanged glances.

“Brother Hai, what do we do next?” Li Yu asked softly, inching closer. “Dr. Chen is a bit unscientific, isn’t he? I’ve never seen someone so liked by animals.”

Brother Hai subconsciously pressed down on his hat, he, too, had never seen such a thing in nearly fifty years!

“I heard about it when I was a kid, but it wasn’t about communicating with beasts. There was someone in our area who could talk to birds. Every time he went up the mountain, he was always surrounded by a lot of birds. I suppose it might have been somewhat similar to what Chen Ying is experiencing now.”

Li Yu nodded and did not say anything more.

The Mother Tiger lay down for a while, then stood up and shook her fur, signaling to her two cubs that it was time to go home.

Chen Ying hesitated for a moment but still spoke up with a request, “There are many elderly in the village, and it’s already overwhelming for them without your visit, bringing two cubs puts too much pressure on them. Maybe you could wander around nearby?”

The Mother Tiger seemed a bit angry; she lifted her left front paw and placed it on Chen Ying’s shoulder, pushing gently, and Chen Ying toppled as a result.

A series of gasps arose from the surroundings.

Chen Ying looked at the Mother Tiger helplessly. These Tiger mothers were quite fiery; they were quick to physical actions at any disagreement.

After threatening Chen Ying, the Mother Tiger stepped over him, her tail hitting Little Tiger but turned to look back one last time.

“Roar, I’ll come to find you in a couple of days, wait for it.”

Wait they would; they were to film other animals anyway. Moreover, Chen Ying was too curious about the male tiger, mentioned by the Mother Tiger, who had skirmished with birds. Why exactly? Did he find a chicken farm to vent his anger?

Understanding this could potentially be a highlight for their show.

After the tigers left, Chen Ying did not get a chance to speak with Brother Hai and others, directly calling the local Northeast Tiger Rescue Center.

“Yes, the situation is as such. If we perform the surgery on Little Tiger’s leg now, the recovery should be quite good. If he gets any bigger, excessive bone wear will make the surgery less effective.”

The surgery would definitely be done locally; it was not feasible to send him thousands of miles away to Jiamu Gully.

Moreover, the veterinary expertise at the local Tiger Forest and Protection Center was exceptional, specializing in Northeast Tigers; such orthopedic surgeries were trivial for them.

After sending the data to the other party, Chen Ying finally turned to explain to Brother Hai and his team.

“This Little Tiger likely got injured from a fall. The surgery is quite simple now, and he should recover in a couple of months. We’ll probably have to stay here for a few days, waiting for everything to be ready on Tiger Forest’s end before we take Little Tiger there.”

He paused, looking at the two hosts and Li Yu.

“There’s that neighboring tiger that killed over a hundred chickens; I think there might be a special situation with it. Do you think it would be feasible for us to investigate?”

“Of course, it’s feasible.”

The male host, Brother Wei, had previously received a subtle hint from the show’s director; as long as safety was ensured, listening to Chen Ying was the right choice since this young man brought significant public interest and had a spark about him.

The village chief and the local officers didn’t object; the main crew was still here, and they were only going to the neighboring village to shoot some footage. Blocking them would just strain grassroots relationships.

After getting settled, they moved into a specially prepared farmhouse in the village.

Chen Ying, being from the South, had never seen such a spacious yard before.

He had always scoffed at novels claiming houses had vegetable gardens, wondering which good person’s house had a garden…

But now, seeing for himself, you couldn’t just have a vegetable garden; if you were bold enough, even a small orchard wouldn’t be a problem.

The yard was at the edge of the village, surrounded by open space.

From the yard gate to the main house was a distance of about fifty meters, with a width of about thirty meters, and the area probably covered around a thousand square meters.

To the right of the yard entrance against the wall were vegetable plots, though left fallow, making the yard seem slightly rundown.

On the left, there were piles of miscellaneous items and two tarp-covered carports.

The rooms were neatly arranged; the village chief had someone heat up the kang traditional heated bed, in advance.

The group each chose rooms to settle into.

Chen Ying and the three guests along with the male host shared one room, with a large kang bed and four quilts placed at both ends.

Chen Ying, a southern small potato, had long been fascinated but had never slept in such a traditional bed before.

Brother Hai had stayed here before when he came for inspections, and the conditions were worse than they were now.

Li Yu was probably in a similar situation to Chen Ying.

As for the male host, Brother Wei, he arranged everything in a complete set, clearly a native of the Northeast.

Then there was Sister Xiao Wang, appearing not to touch a blade of grass, but quite capable in reality.

Their task wasn’t just to shoot a variety show; they hadn’t planned on making the guests cook to experience life.

Upon sitting on the kang, Brother Hai took the lead to discuss the filming schedule for the next few days.

“We definitely have to film the roe deer, as well as elk and moose. We might also film the Weasel Bear, although such small creatures depend on luck.”

The rest would be various bird species.

But the Northeast had many migratory birds; it was uncertain what rare birds they could capture on film.

“Just a bit over a kilometer east of the village is a marsh, and beyond that a lake. In previous years, Red-crowned Cranes were spotted here. It’s not the season yet, but maybe we’ll be lucky enough to spot them before we leave.”

They must definitely try to catch a glimpse; Red-crowned Cranes hold a place in the Chinese consciousness much like the Giant Panda.

“Brother Hai, a friend just sent me a message, saying they found traces of the Northeast Leopard between our village and the neighboring one,” Li Yu read out the message on his phone.

Chen Ying was a bit curious about the Northeast Leopard.

The Northeast Leopard, also known as the Far Eastern Leopard, is a subspecies of leopards and is the largest and most “aloof” leopard in the country.

At one point, it was endangered with only about forty left.

Last winter, there was a “malicious” incident where a Northeast Tiger killed a Northeast Leopard.

(Bao Bao died with eyes wide open, both are top-notch, why the rush to harm each other)

Strictly speaking, the forest area of our national Tiger and Leopard Park should be sufficient for tigers and leopards to coexist peacefully, but these two probably encountered each other on a narrow path, and the tiger came out on top in the end.

On the first day staying overnight in such a cold place in the Northeast, everyone decided to rest early and get up early the next day to look for roe deer and moose.

In the middle of the night, Chen Ying heard some noises in the yard. He opened his eyes and saw that Li Yu’s spot was empty, guessing that he had gone to the bathroom.

Chen Ying didn’t think much of it and turned over to continue sleeping. But in a daze, he seemed to hear a leopard calling, followed by a sharp noise that shattered the tranquility of the village.

The three of them sat up instantly, looking around, and Chen Ying had a bad feeling.

He didn’t bother putting on all his clothes, he just wrapped himself in his overcoat and rushed outside.

As soon as he stepped out, the wind mixed with snowflakes swept over fiercely.

The cold made Chen Ying shriek, almost curling up into a ball.

The restroom was located between the vegetable garden on the right and the side room.

At that moment, the light was on in the restroom, the door was half-open, and it was filled with wailing sounds.

Chen Ying’s teeth chattered, but he still mustered the courage and rushed over.

Upon entering, he found Li Yu standing on the basin, using an iron basin to hold back a leopard.

Fortunately, the iron basin was large enough to cover about four-fifths of him.

Thank the heavens, thank the Northeast people’s spacious layouts, even the restroom space was ample enough to fit that basin.

Chen Ying rushed in, grabbed the leopard by its tail, and with a strong pull, dragged it off the basin.

The leopard yelped in pain and turned around with a roar, but the sound changed halfway through.

“Wow, this scent smells pretty good. Two-legged beast, can I take a bite?”

You sure are a polite leopard, but sorry, I decline.

Can I give you a bite? I’m afraid if you bite, you might end up taking me whole.

Chen Ying quickly exited the restroom, and the leopard followed him out.

The cold was unbearable for Chen Ying, so he could only lead the leopard into an empty room.

His face was shivering with cold, and after leading the leopard inside, he ran to the kitchen, grabbed a reserve chicken, threw it to the leopard, and then returned to his room to get dressed.

In the room, Brother Hai and Brother Wei looked at Chen Ying with awe.

When they first learned that the leopard had cornered Li Yu in the restroom, they thought they’d have to retrieve his corpse, but Chen Ying dared to pull the leopard out.

Not only did he pull it out, but he also managed to lock it up.

Brother Hai didn’t say anything and raised his thumb to Chen Ying.

Then, Brother Wei and other staff members helped Li Yu back in.

Fortunately, the leopard entered the room after Li Yu had left the bathroom; otherwise, the scene might have been socially lethal.

But after this incident, the female comrades were terrified, even afraid to go to the bathroom. Even more so, a few of them decided to move into one room to sleep together.

“Tomorrow, let’s prepare a few toilets or spittoons. If this happens again, I reckon everyone would be too scared to stay here.”

Or we can only change locations, at least have restrooms inside the rooms or next to them.

Chen Ying had just finished dressing when he heard the leopard scratching at the door.

This chicken was eaten too quickly. People gulp food, you gulp chicken, huh?

Chen Ying, fully equipped, went out, intending to release the leopard and chase it away.

Right next to the courtyard was the forest area, and the rangers from the Protection Station had already rushed over, ready to lure the leopard away with food.

Seeing Chen Ying come out with the leopard sticking close to him, as if it were a pet Big Cat he raised, everyone’s jaws nearly dropped.

Chen Ying casually stroked the leopard a couple of times, patted its plump buttocks, and said, “Go find your own food. Such a big leopard, and you still want me to hand-feed you. Aren’t you embarrassed?”

The leopard was displeased, growled, and bit onto Chen Ying’s overcoat, dragging him about twenty meters before letting go.

“Wait, I’ll catch some good meat for you.”

Judging by the direction it ran, it was most likely going to hunt Sika Deer.

Watching the leopard run away, the ranger walked up, “Dr. Chen, will this leopard come back?”

Chen Ying turned his hand to point at his nose, “You’re asking me? I didn’t raise that leopard, how would I know? But I think it might come back, it seemed more curious than anything when it entered the yard.”

If it were really due to hunger that it broke in, that iron basin wouldn’t stand a chance.

While they talked, the director and a few of the male staff, including Brother Hai, came outside, shivering and looking around.

“Director, I think you should install a few cameras around here. Tonight it was just the restroom, but if it had directly entered a room, it could have been dinner time for the leopard.”

The director’s face paled as he nodded, and turned to assign the tasks.

As for who would install the cameras, whether it was the film crew or the village, that still had to be discussed.